* Posts by Grumous

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How languages can live together without killing each other

Grumous

Scots != Gaelic

Scots = either a dialect of English, or a Germanic language very closely related to English (depending on your politics). Also known as Lallans or Doric. What Rabbie Burns wrote in. Can generally be read by an English speaker with some time, effort, and the help of a decent glossary.

Scottish English = English as it is spoken in Scotland: some different words (taken from Scots) and turns of phrase (e.g., things "go on fire" not "catch fire"), but in written form presents no problems to a speaker of Standard English; when spoken, however, it's a different matter.

Gaelic = Celtic language closely related to (and formerly mutually intelligible with) Irish.

'Boil a frog' ID card rollout to continue until 2012

Grumous

Not online?

Did I hear Jacqui Smith correctly on the radio - the national identity database(s) will be immune to hacking because it/they won't be online?

Am I being very stupid, or does that defeat the whole purpose?

US government forces military secrets on Brit webmaster

Grumous
Stop

ENCRYPT!

The phrase "military-grade encryption" is banned forthwith, except for references to pig Latin and ROT13.